{"id":974158,"date":"2019-12-22T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=921422"},"modified":"2019-12-22T08:00:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T15:00:47","slug":"so-how-was-your-decade-louis-tomlinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/so-how-was-your-decade-louis-tomlinson\/","title":{"rendered":"So, How Was Your Decade, Louis Tomlinson?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, How Was Your Decade<\/a> is a series in which the decade\u2019s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We\u2019ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December.<\/em><\/p>\n

Louis Tomlinson<\/a> had just become an adult when the decade began and was quickly thrust into the spotlight with one of the biggest bands of this pop era. In July 2010, Tomlinson had been grouped up with four other boys who had auditioned as solo artists on The X-Factor <\/em>\u2014 Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik \u2014 for a new group called One Direction<\/a>. The band became a hit while on the reality competition series and would go on to release five albums and headline some of the biggest stadiums in the world before announcing their hiatus in 2016. Around the same time, he became a first-time father to song Freddie Reign.<\/p>\n

But success like that can be bittersweet: the band\u2019s touring and album release schedule had been nonstop and strenuous, and their hiatus came a year after a nasty separation with Malik. Tomlinson lost his mother, who had been battling leukemia, the same month he released his debut solo single \u201cJust Hold On\u201d with Steve Aoki. His younger sister also died earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Tomlinson is starting off the Twenties with a fresh start: he\u2019s releasing his debut solo album Walls<\/em> in January and embarking on a tour soon after. Singles like \u201cKill My Mind\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Let It Break Your Heart\u201d are informed by his guitar-driven pop-rock taste, which also influenced much of writing for One Direction where he often served as the principal songwriter. As he prepares for the next phase, Tomlinson looks back on his favorite music and moments of the 2010s.<\/p>\n

My favorite album of the 2010s was:<\/strong> <\/span>Catfish and the Bottlemen\u2019s<\/a> <\/span>The Ride<\/em>. Love the big guitars and big chorus sound.<\/span><\/p>\n

My favorite song of the 2010s was:<\/strong> Liam Gallagher\u2019s \u201cOnce.\u201d<\/a> Incredible concept and great lyrics to go with it.<\/p>\n